CHARLESTON, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University women's track and field team competed in its final meet before the conference indoor championship on Friday night (Feb. 21) as the Huskies traveled to the Eastern Illinois Friday Night Special.

Senior Remy Amarteifio (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township) turned in a top-three finish in both the 60-meter dash and the 60-meter hurdles. In the hurdles, the Huskie senior recorded the second fastest time in the Mid-American Conference this season at 8.50 seconds to take third. Amarteifio led three Huskies in the top-six in the 60-meter dash, finishing second with a time of 7.79 seconds. Senior Britney Hew (Hanover, Jamaica/New Mexico JC) was third in 7.80 while freshman Jahnetta Jones (Romeoville, Ill./Romeoville) claimed sixth with a time of 8.02 seconds in the final.

Junior Kenyae Majors (Burlington, N.C./Hugh Cummings) was second in the long jump, recording a mark of 5.63m, just 0.02 meters shy of first-place Aanise Sajna's winning leap of 5.65m. Sophomore Diamond Riley (St. Louis, Mo./Ritenour) took second in the triple jump as her best jump of the competition measured 11.68m.

The Huskies had top-three finishes in both the 800-meter run and the 3,000 meters as sophomore Hannah Ricci (Naperville, Ill./Naperville North) took third in the 800 with a time of 2:20.12. In the 3,000, junior Sara Atkins (Warrenville, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South) was third recording a time of 10:24.70, just ahead of teammate Mercer Mack (Eureka, Ill./Eureka) who claimed fourth in 10:42.47.  

Other top-five performances for the NIU came in the 200-meter dash where senior NeShay Curtis (St. Louis, Mo./McCluer South Berkeley) took fourth in 26.09 seconds and in the mile where junior Maggie Cavanaugh (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South) claimed fifth with a time of 5:21.12.

Next weekend, the Huskies will travel to Akron, Ohio for the MAC Indoor Championships on Saturday and Sunday, February 28-29.


Weight Throw
15. Fatima Stingily, 13.75m

Long Jump
2. Kenyae Majors, 5.63m

Triple Jump
2. Diamond Riley, 11.68m

60-meter hurdles
3. Remy Amarteifio, 8.50, 8.54q
10. Kenyae Majors, 9.11

60-meter dash
2. Remy Amarteifio, 7.79, 7.86q
3. Britney Hew, 7.80, 7.80q
6. Jahnetta Jones, 8.02, 7.90q
8. Jazmyn Smith, 7.71q
14. Kaitlyn Lewis, 8.04
17. Jehvania Whyte, 8.09
19. Grace Harris, 8.12

Mile Run
5. Maggie Cavanaugh, 5:21.12
8. Brynn Bartlett, 5:25.95
25. Sarah Virgo, 6:07.58

800-meter run
3. Hannah Ricci, 2:20.12
15. Mikkaela Palmer, 2:30.71

200-meter dash
4. NeShay Curtis, 26.09

3,000-meter run
3. Sara Atkins, 10:24.70
4. Mercer Mack, 10:42.47